Too much emphasis is put on American roots music when people try and place me. You know, I grew up listening to punk. Will Oldham Read Quote
I do not want a personal relationship with my fans. Or to do anything that encourages them to think they have one with me. They can have a personal relationship with my songs. That’s fine, but they don’t know me. Will Oldham Read Quote
I write a song to be recorded. And to some extent to be performed, but definitely more to be recorded than performed, because the recording will last longer than a performance. Will Oldham Read Quote
I don’t like going to cities. I don’t mind maybe being in a city sometimes for a few hours, but I pretty much don’t like cities. I don’t even like passing through them. Will Oldham Read Quote
There’s very little admirable about being a pirate. There’s very little functional about a pirate. There’s very little real about a pirate. Will Oldham Read Quote
I don’t think that word – the word pirate – has any real meaning. Or it’s something that’s had meaning imposed on it. Will Oldham Read Quote
I need to go someplace faraway that doesn’t have telephones and doesn’t have a record player and doesn’t have movie theaters and people walking down the street in order to not do anything. Will Oldham Read Quote
It’s nice to be able to backtrack and not be embarrassed by the music you used to listen to. Will Oldham Read Quote
I’d like my records to reach as many people as possible, but I’m also thinking in terms of how I can keep from getting jaded or unhappy with the process. Will Oldham Read Quote
